TV News: Poirot, Ripper, Escape, Ja’mie

Poirot24 years after the show began, ITV will rollout the final episodes of “Agatha Christie’s Poirot” with “The Big Four” premiering on Wednesday October 23rd at 8pm on ITV.

This first of four telemovies also marks the return of three previous series regulars – Hastings, Miss Lemon and Inspector Japp – who haven’t been a part of the show since 2001.

Along with the new still on the right, ITV have unveiled a new trailer for the final four episodes – mostly a compilation of clips from various old episodes across the last two decades.

Ripper StreetThe eight-episode, second series of the Victorian-era crime drama “Ripper Street” has scored a premiere date in the U.K. of Monday October 28th at 9pm.

Damien Molony (“Being Human”) and Joseph Mawle (“Game of Thrones”) join the cast this season as a young cop and a new inspector respectively. Joseph Drake will appear as the real life Joseph Merrick (aka. the Elephant Man) who becomes involved in an investigation. [Source: TV Wise]

The Escape ArtistBBC One have confirmed a U.K. premiere date of Tuesday October 29th at 9pm for the three-part mini-series “The Escape Artist”.

David Tennant, Toby Kebbell and Sophie Okonedo star in the story of a much in-demand junior barrister who acquits the notorious prime suspect in an horrific murder trial. That success comes back to haunt him. [Source: TV Wise]

Ja’mie: Private School GirlAussie comedian Chris Lilley brings back his popular “Summer Heights High” character Ja’mie King for a new series centring on the bitchy Sydney school girl.

The six-episode series will air on ABC1 in Australia on October 23rd, on HBO in North America on November 24th, and on BBC3 in the UK in late 2013/early 2014.